I have an SD30 ECO that I installed a Tsunami 2 Decoder and Scale Sound Systems Speaker. I was very impressed with the level of detail and the looks of the Locomotive. It's one of my faves!
I recently subscribed, you cover every thing i want to see. I like that you show the inside with the shell off. Also I really like Bowser, I might rate them at number #1 personally.
Great video Steve! I purchased the CP SD40-2 Rebuilt version when it was released and I love it. It looks great and sounds great. Bowser knocked it out the park.
I will definitely make a video on the LED installation. Hopefully sometime around the end of the year depending on how a few projects I have planned ahead of them go.
Nice review Steve. I only have four Bowser locos in my collection, two SP C628's and a C630. I do have an original Bowser/ Stewart Hobbies U 25-B in SP Bicentennial colour scheme. Might have to invest in few after seeing this review.
Beautiful engines and I have one. My only ding is they have weak motors. I have emailed Lee English about this on a couple of occasions. They run silky smooth but pull like a 4 axle. Nice review.
I have heard that before about the bowser units being a little weak, ill have to pay a little more attention when I run mine to see how the pull. Thank you!
I believe it has something to do with how the ESU decoders use a 3 wire keep alive so sound files can be changed without having disconnect the keep alive. I imagine that the keep alive not be turn on has to do with Bowser using the same sound file as a previous run that didn’t have them.
I currently have six units myself, and I really enjoy them. I’ve been thinking the same thing about the front headlight. I’d definitely be interested in seeing a video on how to swap out the lights and the board. Cheers
22:25 yeah in the few previous runs of the sd40-2 (including the sd40-2f red barns) the way the ditchlights worked was through metal contacts on the shell and chassis, that would touch when the body shell was attached
be careful when removing the shell. those ditch light wires are tricky cause it make one ditch light not turn on. that what happen to my 2024 sd40f locomotive. i wanted to upgrade the speaker to dual sugar cube speaker and found out that newer runs have sugar cube sneaker in them. anyway when i put shell back on and tested it out one of the ditch lights didn't work so i open it up and spaces out the wires on ditch lights. the lights work now but if magnet wires touch it make that lights not work.
I always try to be careful with wiring when opening up locomotives as best I can. I wasn’t expecting them to use the magnet wiring tho as thats a first that I can recall in a production locomotive. Definitely not a fan of magnet wires myself.
@@ConrailSteve dont edit it out honestly. gives your videos the feel of home, it is small and cute/funny. at least they arent on the layout playing godzilla, that was what my cat did when I was a kid, slept on the layout and baffed engines and scenery around.
Simple solution for your two screws just measure or take a screw with you at a Home Depot or wherever I call him Jesus clips, but they’re eclipse snap them around the very bottom of the thread after you poke. The screw through screw is not going anywhere.
